2006 Husker Honors
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2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Nebraska vs. Auburn 2006 Husker Honors National Awards CoSIDA Academic Honors AFCA Good Works Team ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American: Dane Todd, FB (1 of 11) Dane Todd Gr. FB 4.00 Biological Sciences Wuerffel Award Finalist CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team: Dane Todd, FB (1 of 11) Dane Todd Gr. FB 4.00 Biological Sciences Lombardi Award Watch List CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Second Team: Kurt Mann, C Andy Christensen So. OG 3.56 Construction Management Adam Carriker, DE J.B. Phillips So. TE 3.73 Marketing Rimington Award Watch List Brandon Rigoni Sr. S 3.79 Psychology Kurt Mann, C Lott Trophy Watch List Adam Carriker, DE Academic All-Big 12 First-Team Football Academic All-Big 12 (15): Manning Award Watch List Name Yr. Major Hometown Zac Taylor, QB Lance Brandenburgh** Jr. Business Administration Overland Park, Kan. Davey O’Brien Award Watch List Adam Carriker Sr. Business Administration Kennewick, Wash. Zac Taylor, QB Andy Christensen So. Construction Management Bennington, Neb. Butkus Award Watch List Jordan Congdon So. Undecided San Diego, Calif. Corey McKeon, LB Andy Kadavy Sr. Elementary Education Seward, Neb. Lou Groza Award Watch List Newton Lingenfelter Sr. Mechanized Systems Mgmt. Plainview, Neb. Jordan Congdon, PK Kurt Mann*** Gr. Mechanized Systems Mgmt. Grand Island, Neb. Biletnikoff Award Watch List Matt O’Hanlon So. Secondary Education Bellevue, Neb. Nate Swift, WR Todd Peterson** So. Nutritional Science & Dietetics Grand Island, Neb. J.B. Phillips*** Jr. Marketing Colleyville, Texas Big 12 Honors Zach Potter So. Business Administration Omaha, Neb. Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year: Brandon Rigoni*** Sr. Psychology Lincoln, Neb. Zac Taylor (AP, Coaches, Kansas City Star, Houston Chronicle, Andrew Shanle*** Gr. Family & Consumer Science St. Edward, Neb. Austin American-Statesman, Dallas Morning News) Dan Titchener So. Marketing Cheyenne, Wyo. Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year: Dane Todd*** Gr. Biological Sciences Lincoln, Neb. Adam Carriker (Coaches) First Team: Second-Team Football Academic All-Big 12 (7): Zac Taylor, QB (AP, Coaches, KC Star, Houston Chronicle, Austin American- Name Yr. Major Hometown Statesman, Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Express News) Isaiah Fluellen Gr. German Ramstein, Germany Adam Carriker, DE (AP, Coaches, Austin American-Statesman, KC Star, ) Matt Herian Sr. History Pierce, Neb. Brandon Jackson, IB (AP, San Antonio Express News, Houston Chronicle) Josh Mueller Jr. Business Administration Columbus, Neb. Bo Ruud, LB (Coaches) Chris Patrick Jr. Criminal Justice Ithaca, Mich. Dane Todd, FB (Coaches) Clayton Sievers** So. Communication Studies Elkhorn, Neb. Second Team: Nate Swift** So. Sociology Hutchinson, Minn. Adam Carriker, DE (Dallas Morning News) Zac Taylor Sr. Communication Studies Norman, Okla. Brandon Jackson, IB (Coaches, KC Star, Dallas Morning News) **two-time honoree; ***three-time honoree Marlon Lucky, All-Purpose (AP, San Antonio Express News, Houston Chronicle) Jay Moore, DE (Coaches) Team Season Awards Maurice Purify, WR (Coaches) Offensive MVP: Zac Taylor, QB Matt Slauson, OT (AP, KC Star, San Antonio Express News, Houston Chronicle) Defensive MVP: Adam Carriker, DE (second straight year) Honorable Mention: Special Teams MVP: Rickey Thenarse, CB Greg Austin, OG (AP) Offensive Scout Team MVP: Sam Keller, QB Stewart Bradley, LB (AP, Coaches) Defensive Scout Team MVP: Tony Sullivan, DE Brett Byford, C (AP, Coaches) Tierre Green, S (AP) Nebraska Senior Awards Cortney Grixby, CB (AP, Coaches) Guy Chamberlin Trophy: Zac Taylor, QB Marlon Lucky, IB (Coaches) Tom Novak Award: Greg Austin, OG Kurt Mann, C (AP) Cletus Fischer Native Son Award: Dane Todd, FB Corey McKeon, LB (AP, Coaches) Jay Moore, DE (AP) Nebraska Scholarships Maurice Purify, WR (AP) Brook Berringer Memorial Scholarship: Cortney Grixby, CB Bo Ruud, LB, (AP) Jake Young Memorial Scholarship: Kurt Mann, C Andrew Shanle, S (Coaches) Matt Slauson, OT (Coaches) First-Team Freshman All-Big 12: Ndamukong Suh, DT (Sporting News) Big 12 Player-of-the-Week Honors Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week: Marlon Lucky, IB, vs. Troy, Sept. 23 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week: Bo Ruud, LB, vs. Missouri, Nov. 4 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week: Barry Turner, DE, vs. Colorado, Nov. 24 42 45th All-Time Bowl Appearance Nebraska vs. Auburn 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic 2006 Nebraska Depth Chart–Cotton Bowl OFFENSE DEFENSE Career Starts TE (Y): 11 Matt Herian*** (6-5, 245, Sr., Pierce, Neb.) O END: 44 Jay Moore** (6-4, 280, Sr., Elkhorn, Neb.) Offense 85 J.B. Phillips** (6-3, 245, Jr., Colleyville, Texas) 99 Barry Turner* (6-3, 250, So., Antioch, Tenn.) Career 81 Josh Mueller** (6-5, 265, Jr., Columbus, Neb.) Name, Position Starts Matt Herian, Sr., TE ................31 DT: 94 Barry Cryer* (6-2, 280, Sr., Marrero, La.) Terrence Nunn, Jr., WR ..........27 LT: 54 Chris Patrick* (6-4, 290, Jr., Ithaca, Mich.) 43 Ty Steinkuhler* (6-3, 280, So., Lincoln, Neb.) Zac Taylor, Sr., QB ..................25 76 Lydon Murtha* (6-7, 315, So., Hutchinson, Minn.) Kurt Mann, Sr., C ....................24 J.B. Phillips, Jr., TE .................23 NT: 54 Ola Dagunduro* (6-2, 300, Sr., Inglewood, Calif.) Greg Austin, Sr., OG ...............18 LG: 65 Greg Austin*** (6-1, 295, Sr., Cypress, Texas) 93 Ndamukong Suh (6-4, 305, RFr., Portland, Ore.) Matt Slauson, Soph., OT ........14 62 Andy Christensen (6-3, 300, So., Bennington, Neb.) Chris Patrick, Jr., OT ..............13 Mike Huff, Soph., OG .............12 B END: 90 Adam Carriker*** (6-6, 295, Sr., Kennewick, Wash.) Brett Byford, Jr., C ..................12 C: 59 Brett Byford (6-3, 300, Jr., Hartselle, Ala.) 98 Zach Potter* (6-7, 280, So., Omaha, Neb.) Brandon Jackson, Jr., IB .........11 Dane Todd, Sr., FB .................11 50 Kurt Mann** (6-4, 290, Sr., Grand Island, Neb.) Nate Swift, Soph., WR ..............9 SAM: 34 Stewart Bradley*** (6-4, 250, Sr., Salt Lake City, Utah) Marlon Lucky, Soph., IB ............5 RG: 61 Mike Huff* (6-4, 305, So., Ralston, Neb.) 88 Clayton Sievers* (6-4, 240, So., Elkhorn, Neb.) Josh Mueller, Jr., TE .................5 Lydon Murtha, Soph., OT .........5 67 Jacob Hickman (6-4, 280, Fr., Bakersfield, Calif.) Andy Christensen, Soph., OG ..5 MIKE: 13 Corey McKeon* (6-1, 225, Jr., Naperville, Ill.) Maurice Purify, Jr., WR .............4 RT: 70 Matt Slauson* (6-5, 335, So., Colorado Springs, Colo.) 40 Lance Brandenburgh** (6-1, 230, Jr., Overland Park, Kan.) Todd Peterson, Soph., WR ......3 Frantz Hardy, Jr., WR ...............3 77 Carl Nicks (6-5, 325, Jr., Salinas, Calif.) Hunter Teafatiller, Soph., TE .....2 WILL: 51 Bo Ruud** (6-3, 235, Jr., Lincoln, Neb.) Carl Nicks, Jr., OT ....................2 WR (X): 16 Maurice Purify (6-4, 210, Jr.)/87 Nate Swift* (6-2, 195, So.) 15 Steve Octavien (6-0, 235, Jr., Naples, Fla.) Jacob Hickman, Fr., OG ..........1 7 Frantz Hardy* (6-1, 180, Jr., Miami, Fla.) Defense S CB: 25 Andre Jones (6-0, 195, Jr., Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) Career Name, Position Starts WR (Z): 83 Terrence Nunn** (6-0, 185, Jr., Houston, Texas) 3 Rickey Thenarse (6-0, 185, Fr., Los Angeles, Calif.) Adam Carriker, Sr., DE ...........33 17 Todd Peterson* (6-4, 210, So., Grand Island, Neb.) Jay Moore, Sr., DE .................30 SS: 30 Tierre Green** (6-1, 200, Jr., Omaha, Neb.) Stewart Bradley, Sr., LB ..........28 Cortney Grixby, Jr., CB ...........27 FB: 41 Dane Todd*** (5-11, 235, Sr., Lincoln, Neb.) 6 Major Culbert (6-0, 200, Fr.)/46 Ben Eisenhart* (5-11, 200, Jr.) Corey McKeon, Jr., LB ............24 48 Andy Sand (6-2, 225, Jr., Lincoln, Neb.) Tierre Green, Jr., SS ...............23 Bo Ruud, Jr., LB .....................22 FS: 8 Andrew Shanle*** (6-1, 210, Sr., St. Edward, Neb.) Ola Dagunduro, Sr., NT ..........13 IB: 32 Brandon Jackson** (5-11, 210, Jr.)/20 Marlon Lucky* (6-0, 210, So.) 9 Bryan Wilson (6-1, 200, Jr., Granada Hills, Calif.) Barry Cryer, Sr., DT ................13 34 Cody Glenn* (6-0, 230, So.)/27 Kenny Wilson (6-0, 220, Jr.) Andre Jones, Jr., CB ...............12 Andrew Shanle, Sr., FS ..........12 W CB: 2 Cortney Grixby** (5-9, 170, Jr., Omaha, Neb.) Isaiah Fluellen, Sr., CB* ............7 QB: 13 Zac Taylor* (6-2, 210, Sr., Norman, Okla.) 23 Corey Young (6-0, 195, Fr., Omaha, Neb.) Zackary Bowman, Sr., CB ........5 12 Joe Ganz (6-1, 200, So., Palos Heights, Ill.) Clayton Sievers, Soph., DE** ...4 Lance Brandenburgh, Jr., LB ....2 15 Beau Davis (6-4, 185, So., Venice, Calif.) SPECIALISTS Steve Octavien, Jr., LB .............2 PK: 29 Jordan Congdon* (5-11, 175, So. San Diego, Calif.) Phillip Dillard, Soph., LB ...........1 : Ndamukong Suh, Fr., DT ..........1 KEY 90 Alex Henery (6-2, 170, Fr., Omaha, Neb.) *-Started at WR; **-Started at TE *indicates letters earned; returning starters are in boldface KO: 37 Jake Wesch* (6-1, 200, So., North Bend, Neb.) Kickers Career 29 Jordan Congdon* (5-11, 175, So. San Diego, Calif.) Name, Position Starts Jordan Congdon, So., PK .......25 P: 97 Dan Titchener (6-0, 200, So., Cheyenne, Wyo.) Dan Titchener, So., P ..............13 91 Michael Such (6-2, 205, Fr., Allen, Texas) Pronunciation Guide Ola Dagunduro ..... Dog-un-duro LS: 82 T.J. O’Leary (6-1, 245, So., Omaha, Neb.) Phil Elmassian ..... Ell-MAY-shun 92 Lane Kelly*** (6-4, 270, Sr., Omaha, Neb.) Tierre Green ..................Tee-AIR Menelik Holt ...........men-uh-leak Andy Kadavy ..........KAD-uh-vee KOR: 32 Brandon Jackson (5-11, 210, Jr.)/20 Marlon Lucky* (6-0, 210, So.) Kevin Luhrs ....................lew-ers 27 Kenny Wilson (6-0, 220, Jr.)/ 7 Frantz Hardy* (6-1, 180, Jr.) Corey McKeon ...... Mick-CUE-in Jordan Picou .................pea-cue Andy Poulosky ....... pole-ow-ski PR: 2 Cortney Grixby** (5-9, 170, Jr., Omaha, Neb.) Bo Ruud .......................... RUDE 87 Nate Swift* (6-2, 195, So., Hutchinson, Minn.) Andrew Shanle ...........SHAN-lee Ty Steinkuhler .....STEIN-cooler H: 37 Jake Wesch* (6-1, 200, So., North Bend, Neb.) Ndamukong Suh ......................